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I'm on my way to Las Vegas to speak at the Plein Air Painting Convention...

New Zealand slips back over the horizon on my way to Australia -> LA-> Las Vegas.

Moonrise…

"From Our Garden" 8x10" Oil on Canvasboard

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Had fun painting this today, not least of all because it's fresh produce from our very own garden which we've been working on for over 6 months now. I was also thinking that for the next…

Hi everyone, I've been working on getting this project out to you guys for some months now.

My friend Graham Braddock has built these dvd drawing workshops for kids so I can't claim

any input in that at all - I'm just helping spread the word about it so I'm…

10x8" Oil on canvasboard



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Seems like just about every time someone pops in from overseas to paint with me I end up taking them out to this spot. And why not? It's close, beautiful and has a nice cafe. Returning to the same spot gives you the chance to try…

"Harvest" - 8x10" - Acrylic on Canvasboard

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Still trying to come to grips with these blasted acrylics, but I really enjoyed painting this this afternoon. Where I take the kids to swimming lessons after school they have an orchard so today I took my…

"Cathedral Cove" 8x10" Oil on Board

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Hi Guys, continuing from my simple auction efforts the other day I thought I'd try a more high tech approach with my other daily paintings, so I signed up with…

10x8" Acrylic on Canvas

Price: $200usd

The kids holidays ended today so I took my leave and a friend and went exploring down the coast and found this amazing place called Te…

Hi guys, just got another email from Eric Rhoads about the upcoming painting convention in Las Vegas (in a round about way), which I thought was very intriguing in terms of the Russian influence on the plein air painting movement...

Five Men in a Small Russian Car

A Travelogue of Russian Art by Eric Rhoads…

Can't see the video? Watch it on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGhFWbCT4gg

Hi guys, if you've ever looked out on a gray day and been at a loss for painting…

Hi Everyone,

I've just received this email from Eric Rhoads the Art Publisher. This is the largest plein air (outdoor) painting convention in the world and I'm going to be the first speaker on stage. (I'm a bit nervous but I hear that's a good thing). If you would like to join me there in April this year please use my special code RRNZ save $100 off the registration price. Some of the best painters in the world will be there sharing their experience - I'm really…

Hi everyone, got this a couple of weeks ago and forgot to post about it till now I've been so busy lately. Our monthly painting workshops are now featured in the Australian Artist Magazine and next in the International Artist Magazine which have a combined readership of about 120,000 people. Below you can see the 4 page spread inside and the members painting that have…

Ruakaka Estuary - 8x10" - Acrylic on Canvasboard

Price: $150USD

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"Red Dinghy" 12x14" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

Had a great day today giving a workshop on Pa Beach despite the gray weather. We had fun experimenting with dribbling and splatting. Found out you have to be a bit careful not to splat paint in your eye cause that can hurt.…

"Lady Isla" 13x12" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

Well all that studying I've been doing seemed to pay off today as I had a boat load of fun making this plein air painting. Let me know if you like my…

"Palmers Beach" 12x18" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

Amazing how dark a camera makes the shadows in the distant hills compared to what I was actually seeing yesterday. In the photo there's barely a half step difference between the…

Pa Beach, Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.

Not a bad spot eh!? This is from my recent trip to Great Barrier Island. If you are keen like I am to use this photo for the next online workshop please do click on the image and then use the 'like' button to vote for this. I've also been commissioned to paint a large painting of this so it would be nice to kill two birds with one stone…

"Sunset Dunes" 10x8" Oil on Board

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Yesterday evening I took a jaunt down the back of the dunes and set up to try to capture the fleeting colours of sunset. Gotta be…

"Pa Beach" 10x14" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

Spent 2.5 hours painting on this nice beach this afternoon in the good…

Hi All, postcard from the edge here on Great Barrier Island - 20km off the coast of New Zealand. We're here for a few days giving a painting workshop which has been heaps of fun with a great bunch of people. Looking forward to the next couple of days exploring more of this amazing island and will hopefully fit in another painting or two. About 800 people live here and…